GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| paradigm | example |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |